A North Korean hacking group is responsible for a data breach that affected almost 830,000 individuals, including patients and employees of one of South Korea’s major hospitals two years ago, according to the South Korean police on Wednesday. In a press release, the Korean National Police Agency stated that the North Korean hacking group had […]

Lawmakers from South Korea, the United Kingdom, and Japan will gather in London this week to discuss coordinated counter measures against North Korea’s illicit cyber activities and human rights violations. According to the International Parliamentarians’ Coalition for Asian Human Rights (IPCAHR) on Monday, the International Parliamentarians’ Coalition for North Korean Refugees and Human Rights (IPCNKR) […]

The hacking group Kimsuky, which works for the North Korean government, is expected to increase their cyberespionage campaigns as the country continues to conduct their ballistic missile program, according to a cyber threat expert on Tuesday. “As we see more and more missile tests from North Korea, we will see more and more activities from […]

Heads of national cybersecurity in South Korea convened on Thursday to discuss strategies to deter the escalating hacking attacks carried out by the North Korean regime. The National Security Research Institute (NSR) and the National Intelligence Service (NIS), the two core government agencies that defend South Korea from cyberattacks, held a half-day convention in Seoul […]

North Korean hackers have been exploiting a vulnerability in a popular South Korean authentication software program that is installed on 10 million personal computers and have succeeded in infiltrating 210 devices belonging to 60 organizations so far, the South Korean national security watchdog disclosed on Thursday. The hacking attack was first acknowledged at the end […]